GK Quiz - 100 General Knowledge Questions with Answers
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100 General Knowledge Questions with Answers
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Question: What is called as the "Roof of the World"?
- Indira Point
- Pamir Knot
- Indira Col
Question: The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the
Question: Who generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self government in modern India?
Question: Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?
- Article 16
- Article 17
- Article 18
- Article 15
Question: The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by
- Muhammad Iqbal
- M. A. Jinnah
- Shaukat Ali
- Aga Khan
Question: Which of the following countries has introduced "Direct Democracy"?
Question: Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is
- More that aggregate demand
- Less than aggregate demand
- Equal to aggregate demand
- None of the above
Question: Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?
Question: In the budget figures of the Government of India, fiscal deficit is
- Total expenditure - total receipts
- Revenue expenditure - revenue receipts
- Capital expenditure - capital receipts + market borrowings
- Sum of budget deficit and Government's market borrowings and liabilities
Question: The eighth Joint Economic Group dialogue between China and India was held in January 2010 in Beijing, China after a gap of
- two years
- three years
- four years
- five years
Question: According to the recently released World Bank Report, the Chinese economy grew by the close of fourth quarter of 2009 at the rate of
- 9.7 percent
- 10.7 percent
- 10.8 percent
- 11 percent
Question: As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the united States occupies the
- Second Place
- Third Place
- Fifth Place
- Seventh Place
Question: The India-France deal for civil nuclear corporation, which came into force in January 2010, had been signed between the two countries in
- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
Question: Wodeyars were the ruler of
- Princely State of Mysore
- Princely State of Travancore
- None of these
Question: "Black Pagoda" is in
Question: The meeting of the Rajya Sabha are presided over by the
- Vice President
- Prime Minister
Question: Lunar eclipse occurs on
- A new moon day
- A full moon day
- A half moon day
- both 1 and 2
Question: Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?
Question: Detroit in the U. S. A. is known as the city of
- Motor Car
Question: The term "Fourth Estate" refers to
- Backward States
- Tea Estate
Question: SAIL's plant in Karnataka is situated at
Question: At which of the following place Rajiv Gandhi died of human bomb explosion?
- New Delhi
Question: Who is not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever?
- Somnath Chatterjee
- P. A. Sangma
- Meira Kumar
- Sushma Swaraj
Question: The Governor General associated with the abolition of slavery was
Question: The name of India's first carrier is
- INS Vikrant
- INS Nilgiri
- INS Kukri
- INS Himgiri
Question: The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is -
- From South to North
- From South West to South East
- From South East to South West
- From South West to North East
Question: World No-Tobacco Day is observed on -
- May 25
- May 31
- May 24
Question: Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?
- Desert Ecosystem
- Grassland Ecosystem
- Mountain Ecosystem
- Marine Ecosystem
Question: With which game is the Double Fault associated?
- Lawn Tennis
Question: Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?
Question: The Siwaliks stretch between -
- Indus and Sutlaj
- Potwar basin and Teesta
- Sutlaj and Kali
- None of these
Question: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease affecting -
Question: Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of -
Question: In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is -
- 24 yards
- 23 yards
- 22 yards
- 21 yards
Question: Which one of the following is not the official language of the United Nations Organisation?
Question: Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?
- India and Pakistan
- China and Tibet
- India and China
- India and Bangladesh
Question: Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin K
Question: Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?
- Rabi Ray
- Shivraj Patil
- P. A. Sangma
- G. M. C Balyogi
Question: 'Lakshya' which is part of Indian Defence System is
- Surface of air missile
- Missile Firing Submarine
- multi Barrel rocket System
- Pilotless target aircraft
Question: Which one of the following states has only one representatives each in Lok Sabha?
- Manipur, Meghalaya
- Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
- Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
- Mizoram and Nagaland
Question: Who among the following is known as the guardian of the Public Purse in India?
- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- The President
- The Minister of Finance
- The parliament
Question: Biological Oxygen demand (BOD) is used as a standard measure of
- Oxygen level in forest System
- Oxygen level in animals
- Oxygen level in water system
- Oxygen level in atmosphere
Question: Which of the following Crops is of Kharif Season?
Question: Fruit most suitable for making jelly is
Question: Who was the first chief Justice of Supreme court of Calcutta?
- Elijah Impey
Question: By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company Abolished?
- Regulating Act of 1773
- Charter Act of 1813
- Charter Act of 1833
- Charter Act of 1853
Question: Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
- Liyaqat Ali Khan
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Question: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant obtains its iron ore from the mines of
Question: The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year
Question: Which one of the following Settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue?
- Mahalwari Settlement
- Ryotwari Settlement
- Permanent Settlement
- None of the above
Question: Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
Question: What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?
Question: Which was the first National News Agency of India?
- The Indian Review
- The Free Press of India
- The Associated Press of India
- None of the above
Question: The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in the art of
- Sarnath Pillar of Asoka
- Bharhut Stupa
- Ajanta Caves
- Eilora Caves
Question: The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man?To whom is this statement ascribed?
- De Lolme
- none of above
Question: Which of the following states did not come into being in 1987?
- Arunachal Pradesh
Question: The number of Zonal Councils in India is
Question: National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in
Question: Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose projet of
- Maharashtra state
- Gujarat state
- Orissa State
- Tamil Nadu state
Question: Which sector contributes the maximum share in National income of India?
- All the above have equal share
Question: Shankarlal Guru committee was associated With
- Agricultural Marketing
- Agricultural production
- Public Distribution System
- None of above
Question: IMF is the result of
- Hawana Conference
- Rome Conference
- Brettonwood Conference
- Geneva Conference
Question: The Difference between Gross Domestic product and Net Domestic product is
- Government Revenue
- Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy)
- Consumption of fixed Capital
- Net Capital Formation
Question: First share market in India was established in
Question: The acronym STD written on Telephone booth stands for
- Straight Telephone Dial
- Switch Telephone Dial
- Subscriber Telephone Dialing
- Save Telephone Dialing
Question: India has signed a landamrk deal for sale of Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) with
Question: Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?
Question: Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named
- Chokher Bali
- Kapal Kundala
Question: Which of the following department of Indian Government takes care of education of children with physical disabilities?
- Ministry of Welfare
- Ministry of Sports
- Ministry of HRD
- Ministry of Rural Development
Question: Amrita Pritam's work "A Revenue Stamp" is
- A book of stories
- A novel
- A biography
- An autobiography
Question: "Nadi Ke Dweep" is the creation of
- Nirmala Verma
- Krishna Sobit
- Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
- Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya
Question: The poetic work "Rashmirathi" was written by
- Maithilisharan Gupt
- Mahadevi Verma
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
Question: "Operation Black Board" refers to providing schools with
- Enough number of black boards
- New type of black boards
- Training for using new type of black boards
- All essential learning materials.
Question: Transistors used in electronic equipments are mostly made of
Question: The disease diphtheria affects
- Body joints
Question: Which of the following is the brightest planet as seen from the earth?
Question: The Harry Potter series is written by
- K K Rowling
- K J Rowling
- J K Rowling
- A K Rowling
Question: The most common communicable disease is
Question: Among the following, the richest source of protein is
- Ground Nut
Question: Taoism is a school of
- Chinese philosophy
- Japanese philosophy
- Buddhist philosophy
- Sri Lankan philosophy
Question: Hydrogen is used instead of Helium to fill balloons for meteorology because
- of its low density
- It is not very reactive under normal conditions
- It is almost insoluble in water
- It can be prepared easily
Question: The most abundant element in the earth's crust is
Question: Stainless steel is an example of
- A metallic compound
- A homogeneous mixture
- A heterogeneous mixture
- An inorganic compound
Question: The Non-Cooperation Movement was ultimately withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhi
- On the directions of the Party
- On account of amicable settlement with the British
- On account of violent incidents at Chauri-Chaura
- On account of excessive repression by the Government
Question: The Preamble of the Constitution after 42nd amendment declares India
- Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
- Sovereign Democratic Republic
- Federal Democratic Republic
- Federal Socialist Democratic Republic
Question: The International Date Line is the
- 0 Longitude
- 88 East Longitude
- 180 Longitude
Question: The real executive power under a Parliamentary Government rests with
- The Parliament
- The King
- The Council of Ministers
- The Civil Servants
Question: Who among the following was the first Maratha Ruler to get legal recognition from the Mughals?
- Balaji Baji Rao
Question: The average solar day is approximately
- 24 hrs
- 24 hrs 15 minutes
- 24 hrs 52 minutes
- 24 hrs 15 Second
Question: The constellation Sapta-Rishi is known to westerns as the
- Seven Monks
- Alpha Centauri
- Big Dipper
- Small Bear
Question: One kilobyte is equal to
- 1000 bytes
- 1024 bytes
- 100 bytes
- 1023 bytes
Question: Which of the following is a cellulose fiber?
Question: Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?
- Windows 98
- BSD Unix
- Microsoft Office XP
- Red Hat Linux
Question: Which of the following vitamins helps in the absorption of calcium?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
Question: Dengue fever is spread by
- Aedes aegypti mosquito
- Common House flies
- Anophilies mosquito
- Rodent like rats and squirrels
Question: Which of the following is not a fundamental right of the Indian citizens?
- Right to property
- Right to freedom of expression
- Right to vote
- Right to remain silence
Question: Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?
- Super 301
- Compaq Presario
- CRAY YMP
Question: Genome is the key to tomorrow's medical practices because
- It unleashes an information revolution
- It provides a new outlook into medicine
- It is a new way of making drugs
- It can enable customized medicines.
Question: Which of the following is not a missile tested in Indian Missile Programme?
Question: Mahatma Gandhi started his struggle against apartheid in
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